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With Chinese New Year in Sydney starting from Wednesday, January 29, locals and visitors are set for over two weeks of street parties, art and light installations, lion dances. But there’s also Chinese comedy, orchestral performances, live snake displays and the largest Dragon Boat Festival in the Southern Hemisphere. Mark your calendars for the biggest street party of the year . Lunar New Year Dinner at Sydney Opera House. Chinese Lunar New Year . 14 Feb 2025. Celebrate the Year of the Snake 250m high. Sydney Tower 100 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Sydney Tower Eye, Level 5, 108 Market St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Slither into fun at Darling Harbour’s Lunar New Year celebrations. Witness mind-blowing Lunar New Year Jet Pack shows soaring over Cockle Bay, cheer on teams in the fan-favourite dragon boat races, and be captivated by vibrant lion dance performances. The Artistry also comes to Tumbalong Park, bringing a splash of creativity to the festivities. Kick off your Lunar New Year celebrations at Sydney Lunar Streets! Join us for an unforgettable street party to launch the Sydney Lunar Festival and welcome in the Year of the Snake. Wander through Haymarket and explore market stalls featuring food, gifts and more. Be captivated by a mix of traditional and contemporary performances across 3 sites. 2025 is the year of the Snake, starting from January 29th, 2025 (Chinese Lunar New Year Day) and lasting until February 16, 2026. If you were born in 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, your Chinese zodiac sign is the Snake. As a large community of Chinese-Australians living in New South Wales, Sydneysiders love celebrating Chinese New Year each year. Here are the best menus and food specials, and celebrations and events in Sydney for Lunar New Year 2025. Lunar New Year Celebrations And Events The Chinese Garden Of Friendship Pier Street and Harbour Street, Darling Harbour | Wednesday 29 January–Sunday 9 February. Image credit: Darling Harbour | Supplied. The Chinese Garden of Friendship A celebration for many cultures in Sydney, including the city’s Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian and Korean communities, this year's Lunar New Year falls on 29 January, with the city hosting an exciting number of events from 29 January – 16 February. Ring in the Lunar New Year at Lilymu, a contemporary Pan-Asian restaurant in Parramatta Square with a lavish Lunar New Year Banquet priced at $110 per person, available from January 25 to February 2. Menu highlights include a curated selection of dishes including dumpling assiette with Layu and black vinegar, roast barramundi with ginger and The heart of Sydney’s Lunar New Year celebration is, of course, Chinatown. The streets of Haymarket will transform this Saturday into a festival of street food and dance with 25 market stalls on Save this event: 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration at the Sydney Town hall！2025澳中慈善中国年•新春庆典 Share this event: 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration at the Sydney Town hall！ Find the top Chinese new year events and parties in Sydney for the Year of the Tiger. CNY Sydney 2023 Chinese New Year celebrations, full event schedule, illuminations, markets, parades, fireworks, restaurants, hotels and bars A visit to the Chinese Garden of Friendship is one of the best things to do in Sydney this summer. Enjoy a unique Lunar New Year program of Chinese cultural events, including kids' crafts, fascinating Chinese zodiac readings, soothing live music and more. Plus don't miss the exclusive Twilight Garden Party for a unique nighttime celebration. Aussies are always up for a celebration, and with so many of our residents having Chinese, Mongolian, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese heritage, it’s no wonder Sydney offers such a rich variety of ways to bring in the New Year! This year Sydney’s Lunar New Year festival starts on Wednesday 29 January 2025. Sydney's Chinese New Year Festival is one of the biggest celebrations outside of China and runs for a couple of weeks with Lunar Markets, Pop Up Food Festivals, Lion Dances, Fireworks and even Dragon Boat Racing on the last weekend of the Festival. Here's how Sydney will be welcoming the Year of the Rabbit in 2023! Make a Chinese Drum. Celebrate the incoming Lunar New Year by getting crafty at the Adelaide City Library, where you'll learn to make a Chinese drum. When: Wednesday 29 January, 11:30am - 12:30pm. Where: Adelaide City Library. Cost: Free. Register here. Her Majesty's Theatre Lunar New Year Concert Find tickets & information for Lunar New Year Street Party 2025. happening at Burwood Rd, Sydney NSW, Australia, Burwood, NS on Fri, 31 Jan, 2025 at 05:00 pm AEDT. The Council has given $2 million to celebrate Chinese New Year over 19 days of festivities instead. The Council calls it “Sydney Lunar Festival” as if it were home-grown instead of a Chinese cultural tradition more than 3500 years old, possibly emanating from the Shang Dynasty. Lunar New Year Butoh workshop . Hyde Park Sunday 2 February, 6pm to 7pm . Try your hand at this avant-garde form of Japanese dance theatre aimed at developing presence. Symbols of change: Lunar New Year and beyond with Powerhouse. Symbols of change: Lunar New Year and beyond with Powerhouse . Darling Square Library, Thursday 20 February, 11am FRI 31 JAN - LUNAR NEW YEAR WAO: ivy precinct, Sydney: 02 Feb 2025: Chinese New Year Seafood Brunch: Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park: 11 Feb 2025: AMBC Inaugural Chinese New Year Dinner 2025: Palace Chinese Restaurant, Sydney: 30 Jan 2025: 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration at the Sydney Town hall2025: 悉尼市政厅, Sydney: 22 Jan 2025
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